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11 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Indianapolis, Indiana

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Attractions
in Indianapolis

Well-maintained catacombs exist to this day under the popular City Market

Indianapolis, Indiana

Market Street Catacombs

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

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Added by Mark Casey

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Indiana Medical History Museum

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

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Added by mbison

The Ruins

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The Ruins

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

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Added by EricGrundhauser

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Museum of Psychphonics

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism and musical vibrations.

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Added by Sarah Laskow

A plaque marks the location of this unique tree

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis Moon Tree

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

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Added by Mark Casey

Looking out from the Pogue's Run tunnel. (Photo: Stuart Hyatt)Looking out from the Pogue's Run tunnel. (Photo: Stuart Hyatt)

Indianapolis, Indiana

Pogue's Run

This hidden stream beneath Indianapolis makes an appearance in the best-selling novel "Underground Airlines."

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Vonnegut's artwork on display in the small museum

Indianapolis, Indiana

Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library

This storefront library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

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Added by Rubezahl

John Dillinger's grave.

Indianapolis, Indiana

John Dillinger's Grave

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

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Added by EricGrundhauser

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Sugar Cream Pie

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Sugar Cream Pie

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.

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Found: Hidden Golden Toilets With a Political Message

Some puckish politico has placed them across Indiana.

by Sarah Laskow

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